Category: Radio
A Menotti Premier 1952 – L.A. Phil. , Wallenstein – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
– Gian-Carlo Menotti – The Apocalypse – West Coast Premier – L.A. Philharmonic, Alfred Wallenstein – Nov. 13, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Gian-Carlo Menotti this week. One of the major forces in American classical Music during the 1950s, Menotti’s career was assured when his one-act opera, Amahl
Carlos Montoya – Talking Flamenco – 1974 – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
– NPR Options – A Conversation with Carlos Montoya – June 24, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Carlos Montoya was one of the true legends of Flamenco Guitar. As a founder of the modern-day Flamenco style, Montoya was highly influential and had achieved worldwide popularity and was one
Truman Addresses Congress On Foreign Aid – November 17, 1947
– President Truman Address to Congress – November 17, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the War over and the slow process of rebuilding underway, the economic woes of the world were becoming an increasing point of concern to the former Allies. Europe was in a shambles – destroyed
The Pretty Things In Session – 1965-1967 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Over to one of the most underrated bands of the early 60’s, The Pretty Things were one of those bands who influenced a lot of others, and they were huge and notorious back in the UK. But in the U.S., they hardly made a dent. The Pretty Things were preceded
Postwar Europe – The High Price Of Everything – The Winter Of Discontent – November 15, 1947
November 15, 1947 – An approaching Winter and a time of much discontent in the Postwar world. The slow rebuilding of Europe was complicated by mass flooding which wiped out crops and added a severe food shortage to the already massive list of woes in postwar Europe. Rome and Paris
Woody Guthrie On The Radio – 1940 – Past Daily Nighttime Gallimaufry
– CBS Radio – Back Where I Come From – August 19, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection.- In an attempt to broaden the musical tastes of mainstream America, CBS Radio in 1940 experimented with the idea of presenting Folk music, Gospel singers and Blues musicians on a coast-to-coast program.
Squeeze – Live At Oxford Polytechnic – 1981 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Squeeze – In Concert at Oxford Polytechnic – Recorded by BBC Radio 1 for In Concert series – 1981 – BBC Radio 1 Squeeze to kick off this rather hair-raising week. In concert from Oxford Polytechnic and recorded by BBC Radio 1 on May 15, 1981. Squeeze came to prominence
A Night At The Ash Grove – 1959 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
A Night At The Ash Grove with Les Claypool – KRHM-FM – October 24, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Anybody living in Los Angeles from the 1950s through the 1970s will instantly recognize The Ash Grove. It was one of the great Folk clubs in Southern California and it
Joni Mitchell – Live At The Second Fret – 1966 – Past Daily Soundbooth: Birthday Edition
– Joni Mitchell – Live at The Second Fret – November 1966 Since it’s Joni Mitchell’s Birthday Week . . . It’s always been fascinating (and instructive) to have the opportunity to hear an artist at the threshold of their careers; that point where shortly after, they burst on to